| 1980 Stock Car Products 300 | 
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| Held on January 12, 1980 at Riverside International Raceway in Riverside, CA | |
| 72 L, 180 M, 289.656 KM - Scheduled Distance |
| RESULTS |
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| Fin | St | # | Driver | Sponsor | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
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| 1 | Dave Hill | Chevrolet Camaro | 72 | 8 | Running | ||||
| 2 | Ray Elder | Pontiac Firebird | 72 | 17 | Running | ||||
| 3 | Ernie Irvan | Chevrolet Camaro | 72 | 0 | Running | ||||
| 4 | Ron Esau | Chevrolet Camaro | 72 | 0 | Running | ||||
| 5 | Jim Lee | Chevrolet Camaro | 72 | 0 | Running | ||||
| 6 | Danny Pike | Chevrolet Camaro | 72 | 0 | Running | ||||
| 7 | Dale Perry | Plymouth | 72 | 0 | Running | ||||
| 8 | Bryan Brown | Chevrolet Camaro | 72 | 0 | Running | ||||
| 9 | Gary Mayeda | Chevrolet Nova | 72 | 0 | Running | ||||
| 10 | Bob Switzer | Chevrolet Camaro | 72 | 0 | Running | ||||
| 11 | Joe Nuccitelli | Ford Mustang | 71 | 0 | Running | ||||
| 12 | Greg Scheidecker | Chevrolet Camaro | 71 | 0 | Running | ||||
| 13 | Jeff Culver | Chevrolet Camaro | 69 | 0 | Running | ||||
| 14 | Hans Wesski | Chevrolet Camaro | 69 | 0 | Running | ||||
| 15 | Vince Giamformaggio | Chevrolet Camaro | 0 | Running | |||||
| 16 | Kevin Riniker | Chevrolet Nova | 68 | 0 | Running | ||||
| 17 | John Wilson | Chevrolet Nova | 68 | 0 | Running | ||||
| 18 | Alan Brown | Pontiac Ventura | 68 | 0 | Running | ||||
| 19 | George Snider | Chevrolet Nova | 66 | 0 | Off Course Turn 6 | ||||
| 20 | Larry Hageman | Chevrolet Camaro | 57 | 0 | Engine | ||||
| 21 | Jim Thirkettle | Chevrolet Camaro | 57 | 23 | Distributor | ||||
| 22 | Bill Rozhon | Chevrolet Camaro | 57 | 0 | Off Course Turn 5 | ||||
| 23 | Glen Steurer | Chevrolet Camaro | 52 | 5 | Off Course Turn 7 | ||||
| 24 | Tom Montes | Chevrolet Camaro | 49 | 0 | Suspension | ||||
| 25 | Jimmy Insolo | Chevrolet Camaro | 48 | 19 | Shocks | ||||
| 26 | Paul Carrara | Chevrolet Camaro | 43 | 0 | Off Course Turn 2 | ||||
| 27 | Steve Starr | Chevrolet Camaro | 38 | 0 | Mechanical | ||||
| 28 | Bobby Goodwin | Chevrolet Nova | 37 | 0 | Engine | ||||
| 29 | Mike Walsh | Chevrolet Nova | 29 | 0 | Off Course Turn 6 | ||||
| 30 | Jimmy Ward | Chevrolet Camaro | 26 | 0 | Oil Pump | ||||
| 31 | Chuck Philippi | Chevrolet Camaro | 26 | 0 | Head Gasket | ||||
| 32 | Joe Ruttman | Pontiac Trans-Am | 26 | 0 | Linkage | ||||
| 33 | Ray Kelly | Chevrolet Camaro | 25 | 0 | Off Course Turn 6 | ||||
| 34 | Richard White | Chevrolet Camaro | 23 | 0 | Accident | ||||
| 35 | Sam Beler | Chevrolet Camaro | 19 | 0 | Off Course Turn 4 | ||||
| 36 | Tim McMillan | Chevrolet Camaro | 17 | 0 | Brakes | ||||
| 37 | Tim Williamson | Chevrolet Camaro | 10 | 0 | Accident | ||||
| 38 | Glenn Francis | Pontiac Firebird | 10 | 0 | Fuel Pump | ||||
| 39 | Richard Escalante | Chevrolet Camaro | 6 | 0 | Off Course Turn 1 |
| RACE DATA | |||||||||
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| Failed to Qualify: | |||||||||
| Time of Race: 2:07:15 | |||||||||
| Fast Qualifier: Ray Elder | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: 12 seconds | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 88.946 mph | |||||||||
| Cautions: 5 for 23 laps - 1-3 (Wet Track) 11-17 (Accident Turn 6), 28-33 (Oil Turn 9), 38-41 (Oil Turn 3) 57-59 (Thirkettle stalled, Turn 8) | |||||||||
| Lead Changes: 8 among 5 drivers - Elder 1-3, Insolo 4-12, Steurer 13-17, Elder 18-22, Thirkettle 23-30, Insolo 31-40, Thirkettle 41-55, Elder 56-64, Hill 65-72 | |||||||||
| STATISTICALLY SPEAKING | |||||||||
| This race was the "Stock Car Products 300" |
